Development of a knowledge scale for cancer screening
| dc.contributor.author | Yildirim-Ozturk, Elif Nur | |
| dc.contributor.author | Uyar, Mehmet | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-23T13:56:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-02-23T13:56:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.department | NEÜ | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | BackgroundCancer screening is an important component in the struggle against cancer-induced morbidity and mortality. The aim of the study was to develop a scale that will measure the knowledge about cancer screening and will be used in the Turkish society.MethodsThe research is a scale development (validity and reliability) study. A total of 265 men and women between the ages of 18-70 are included in the study. The data collection form used in the study comprises two parts. It is a 15-item questionnaire on sociodemographic characteristics form and a candidate scale with 28 items.ResultsThe mean age of the participants was 41 years; 50.9% (n=135) were female. The face and content validity of the scale were done by two different teams. Item score-scale score correlation <0.20 in 1 item out of 28 items. During the structural factor analysis, 2 items with a factor load of ConclusionAs a result of the research, a new scale called 'Knowledge Scale for Cancer Screening' is developed, comprising 25 items and 3 sub-dimensions. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10389-023-01996-0 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2198-1833 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1613-2238 | |
| dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85164460642 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-023-01996-0 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/11056 | |
| dc.identifier.wos | WOS:001025554400002 | en_US |
| dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | en_US |
| dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Springer Heidelberg | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Journal Of Public Health-Heidelberg | en_US |
| dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cancer Screening | en_US |
| dc.subject | Knowledge | en_US |
| dc.subject | Scale Development | en_US |
| dc.title | Development of a knowledge scale for cancer screening | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
